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| Mixed media vessel pendant (copper, fine silver and waxed cord) on heavyweight (3mm) Buna cord. Handmade copper clasp. $59. |
Polymer clay beanpod with five real soybeans bound in fine silver. On ribbon cord, with Sterling silver clasp. $36. |
It's July, right? Fireworks! Orange and periwinkle enamel on copper with carnelian. Sterling silver wires. $30. |
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| I realized I had made calla lilies in just about every color--except blue. So here they are in periwinkle blue, with white freshwater pearl centers and bases. 14k gold-filled leverback wires, $44. More calla lily jewelry... |
Profusion of ferns and flowers on a woodsy pink background. $28. |
Copper peapod with seven jade "peas", and silverplated copper tendril. On 18" Sterling silver snake chain, $49. |
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| Birchbark woven with copper foil, adorned by a labradorite spider (you have to use your imagination here) in a fine silver web. Sterling silver figaro chain, about 19" long. $64. |
Five polymer clay peas in a copper pod, on antiqued brass chain. SOLD at Taste of Champaign-Urbana ($52.) |
"Aqua Terra" jasper stone in looped copper net. On 18" heavyweight (3mm) Buna cord, handmade copper clasp. $39. |
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| Black high-relief African-inspired design on terracotta polymer clay feather. With black onyx, Sterling silver wires. $30. More this shape... |
Aqua extravaganza: 19" of artisan polymer clay beads in varying shades of pale aqua blue, with faceted teardrop rock crystal, freshwater pearl, aquamarine, amazonite, and rutilated quartz. Detail view... $210. |
Floral-embossed lavender feather earrings with amber-colored serpentine. Non-slip twisted 14k gold-filled wires, $28. |
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| Mists of Avalon earrings. Polymer clay with rose quartz. Sterling silver earwires. SOLD at Taste of Champaign-Urbana ($28.) |
Copper and fine silver cuff with freshwater pearls and labradorite. $64. (You will see I really like labradorite with copper.) |
Calla lilies, in yellow-green (not smoky yellow like in the photo) shading to lavender. On gold-filled leverback wires, $42. At oakGeorgia.etsy.com. |
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| Woven copper foil rectangles with flower jasper. Sterling silver earwires. $36. |
Mists of Avalon necklace--ethereal flowers on a misty pink background. Polymer clay with rose quartz. Sterling silver chain, 18". $49. |
Copper beanpod with real soybeans. 18" silicone cord. $39. At the Southern Illinois Artisans Shop and Art Gallery in Rend Lake, Illinois. |
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| Green foliage narrow feather with the warm orange glow of carnelian. Sterling silver wires, $30. |
Shades of dawn switchplate with Japanese motif embossed in silver. $26. |
Heat-patinated copper with fine silver and Sterling silver accents. On Sterling silver 18" Omega chain, $55. |
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| By popular request, pendants with tactile interest and no sharp or pointy parts, on adjustable-length, soft cords, suitable for babies to handle while nursing (instead of pulling mom's hair, for example). $25. |
Man and worman earrings. Turquoise, sea foam and white enamel on copper with two colors of turquoise. Sterling silver wires. $32. |
Do-over: I made this polymer clay shell bead a year or so ago, but it wasn't doing anything for me. Then I had the idea to give it a little "lichen", and it pops! On 17" Buna cord with studio-made bi-metal clasp. $40. |
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| Reversible pendant with tactile interest and no sharp or pointy parts, on adjustable-length, soft leather cord, suitable for babies to handle while nursing (instead of pulling mom's hair, for example). $35. Another reversible breastfeeding necklace at oakGeorgia.etsy.com |
Cheery yellow-green, blue-green and red violet stripes decorate this half-dollar-sized focal bead on a 17.5" Sterling silver chain with amethysts, black onyx and jade, $49. |
Same color scheme, different arrangement. Each of the four faces of this pendant bead with Stelring silver bail has a different image. Approximately 1" long,
$25. |
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| Little polymer clay "striped paper packages" bound up in 14k gold-filled wire, $28. At the Southern Illinois Artisans Shop and Art Gallery in Rend Lake, Illinois. |
Smoky polymer clay calla lilies with peridot centers and bases. 14k gold-filled wires, $36. |
Helix-image emerald polymer clay feathers on 14k gold-filled wires with 1/4" emeralds, $28. |
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| Jade-green calla lily earrings shading to orange. $35. With freshwater pearl centers and mother-of-pearl bases, on 14k gold-filled wires. $35. |
Misty "pink wood" sunflowers" with amber, on Sterling silver wires. SOLD at Taste of Champaign-Urbana ($28.) |
"Hawaiian shirt" outlet cover. Private collection. |
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| High-relief organic pattern green feather earrings. Sterling silver wires with 8mm zoisite. $30. |
Mardi Gras necklace. Fifty-three salmon, chartreuse and black artisan beads with composition gold leaf, on seven knotted waxed linen cords. About 23" long, $180. |
A different high-relief organic pattern in dark red, on green feather earrings. Sterling silver wires with 4mm carnelian. $30. |
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| Dotswood II (Dotswood I is the prototype, which I wear often). An eclectic mix of plain and dotted polymer clay beads in shades of blue-green, yellow-green and red-violet, with stained wooden bead accents. Studio-made Sterling silver clasp, 21.5" long. $100. Detail view... |
Polymer clay soybean pod with amazonite "beans" bound in 14k gold-filled wire. On 18" fancy gold-filled chain. SOLD (without chain) at Taste of Champaign-Urbana ($40.) |
Morning glory outlet cover. $26 |
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| Four gold polymer clay peas bound with fine silver in a polymer clay pod. On 18" Sterling silver snake chain. $48. At the Southern Illinois Artisans Shop and Art Gallery in Rend Lake, Illinois. |
Organic form shading from pink to green, with white fern images, caught in a waxed linen net. On Buna cord, about 19" long, with studio-made copper clasp. $45. |
On my spring travels (I think it was in Tennessee) I spied a tiny blue and white viola that was so dear I had to memorialize it in clay. Here it is scattered about these feather earrings. With peridot, on 14k gold-filled wires.$28. |
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Night sky outlet cover. Private collection. |
Starry, starry night earrings. Polymer clay tabs with lapis. 14k gold-filled wires, $28. |
I don't know what this little guy's name is (the filename is bluechocolate, but that doesn't begin to describe him), but I find him really appealing. $26. |
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| Harlequin tabs with green turquoise. 14k gold-filled wires, $28. |
Black calla lilies with peridot bases and freshwater pearl centers. 14k gold-filled wires, $44. |
Large (8mm) faceted amethysts with a melange of purple and green patterns, $30. |
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| Pink and burgundy floral pattern with 8mm zoisite bead. On 14k gold-filled wires, $28. |
New bougainvillea earrings. Bright, bright pink (just like the real thing) with green garnet bead. Sterling silver wires, $36. |
Woven copper and paper. Private collection. |
